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Viadero, D. (2007). New Thinking on Staff Development. Education Week.
This article compares the effectiveness of several types of professional development and provides examples of highly effective models including the National Writing Project and Cognitively Guided Instruction.
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Sapers, J. Meet Your New PD Tool. Scholastic.
The author of this article discusses ways to use multi-media as a source of professional development. Professional ways to learn using sites like Twitter, connectedprincipals.com, edWeb.net, and Google Plus are shared.
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Institute of Education Sciences. What Works Clearinghouse. Institute of Education Sciences.
Before offering any type of professional development to staff, consult this resource. It contains an extensive database containing information on professional development and instructional strategies. The database can be searched based on specific school, grade level, or teacher need to find evidence-based professional development ideas.
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Effective professional development depends upon relevant knowledge and practice, and there is close alignment between assessment and professional-development support intended to produce best practices and outcomes. This paper illustrates an approach to professional development in which outcomes are tightly coupled with inputs (e.g., coaching, video analysis, and text) in an aligned system of support.
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This guide discusses steps necessary to develop a common vision for professional development including five steps for comprehensive professional development planning.
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Flannagan, J. S. & Kelly, M. (2009). Differentiated Support. Principal Leadership.
In order for all teachers to receive continuous learning experiences, professional development and support must be differentiated based on teacher need. This guide discusses responsive professional development and steps necessary to implement professional development based on an individual teacher’s needs.
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This presentation explores how schools can create coherent professional development programs—and, in turn, make teachers more successful—by aligning learning activities with clear objectives for teacher growth and by leveraging available research on instructional effectiveness.
Click to open resource. Sawchuk, S. (2010). Professional Development: Sorting Through the Jumble to Achieve Success. Education Week. This report summarizes recent research on effective professional development including findings on summer institutes, embedded professional development, and ways to allocate funding for professional development. The report includes several case studies focusing on teachers’ perspectives of professional development.
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This resource includes links exploring 21st century professional development models, effective development, financing development, coaching and mentoring, and content expertise.
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This article discusses the benefits of having teacher observe other teachers. Five models are suggested, including lesson studies, peer coaching, cognitive coaching, critical friends groups, and learning walks.